Shaw

Jan 23-27

Monday- Students will study for Vocab quiz Tues. Download ANTEBELLUM VOCAB REVIEW

Attached is a summary of information to help with assignments: Download Unit 7 SUMMARY

In pairs, students will use History Alive placards to complete a graphic organizer on the causes of the CIvil War.

Homework for the week is to answer IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, questions from pgs 227, 236 & 249

Tues-  Wed -Thurs - Vocab Quiz, finish Graphic Organizer, begin packet on sectionalism

Friday-  Complete map identifying Union & Confederate States

Correction for Powerpoint Fri 1-13

Download SS8H5d Indian Removal 1

WelcomeBack! Jan 9-13

Welcome Back!

This week , all classes will complete the last element of Standard SS8H5:

Download SS8H5d Indian Removal

Tues- Students will take the mid-year benchmark. We will review all questions that we have covered & preview what standards yet to master.

Homework from pages 192-197 will be given out to be completed by Friday.

Wed-Thurs.- Finsh benchmark, begin new notebook with #1 New Standard

Anaylze Trail of Tears painting, Download The Cherokee Removal and interpret poem.

Students will complete a graphic organizer to identify all key players in the removal of NAtive Americans in Georgia.  Download REMOVAL OF THE CREEKS AND CHEROKEES chart with pics    \

Attached is powerpoint to use if you need to review answers to graphic organizer:Download Indian Removal ppt.

Friday- Turn in homework, wrap up Indian Removal....coming next- Antebellum Period in Georgia!

Links for AC Project

News articles for Bill of Rights

Dec 5- Dec 16

We will continue the study of government by discussing and illustrating the Bill of Rights.

AC classes have been assigned a Bill of Rights project to be completed at home and due Dec 19th.

Monday we begin the study of Westward Expansion,

• Analyze the painting "Manifest Destiny"
• Students sopy standard SS8H5
• AC- Complete Anticipation Guide & correst for homework
• All students will be assigned homework due Friday (notes from ch 6)

Tues-

• Cloze Notes from powerpoint

Wed-Thurs- Land Distribution Compare & Contrast

Fri- Wrap up, organize notebook fro review on Monday. Test is Tues Dec 20th so anyone that will be out of town must make arrangements to take before the break!

Week of Nov 28 - Dec 2

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great holiday!

Students will begin their study of the "Birth of our Nation" this week.

The standard we are working on is :

SS8H4:  The student will describe the impact of events that led to the ratification of the United States Constitutionand the Bill of Rights (with a focus on Georgia Constitution of 1777)

Mon- ALL students will take notes on the Georgia Constitution of 1777, list the weaknesses & strengths, and finsh for homework a graphic organizer to be graded Tues.

Gen Ed-

Tues- Articles of Confederation- Students will read an article and answer questions.

Wed-Fri- Notes from Powerpoint on the A.O.C. , and the Constitutional Convention that led to the writing of the Constitution.

Download Ga Const and AOC PowerPoint 1

Tues- Students will work in groups to analyze the Articles of Confederation using a supplemental text "We the People" . HOMEWORK- "The Birth of a Nation " Reading & questions  Due Tues!

Wed- In groups, students will describe & evaluate the strengths & weaknesses of the A.O.C.  

Thurs - Using History Alive, students will begin study of Constitution

Week of Nov 14th

AC- Mon/Tues- Group activity on Declaration of Independence. Notes over Battles of the Revolution

Thurs- Open note test on People, Places, Events of the Revolution TURN IN VOCAB BOOKLET!

3rd, 5th, 7th - Mon-Tues: Notes over Declaration of Independence, Review battles & vocab.

Wed- Open Note test on People, Places, Events of Revolution- TURN IN VOCAB BOOKLET!

Friday- ALL CLASSES- Mock Writing Test then 8th Grade Social!

Next week is THanksgiving Break! Have a happy holiday!

Nov 3-4

Students have worked in groups to view placards and analyze the "Steps to the Revolution". They fill out a chart describing the causes and why easn angered or was important.

Friday- Students began an annotated map of 4 major battles of the revolution. They should read insturctions & write essays for homework, due monday. Download Annotated Map Directions

Oct 24-28

This is conference week and students are dismissed everyday at 2:15.

All classes will be reviewing for our test over the Founding of Georgia.

Mon students will complete a study guide. Download CHAPTER 6 2 column notes STUDY GUIDE

To check your answers: Download CHAPTER 6 2 column notes STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS

Tues & Wed- Review Games in class

Thurs-Fri- (Since our classes are short, students will take the first half of the test thurs, 2nd half Friday! )

Week of 10-17

AC classes continue to work on choice projects. To use a facebook template to create a facebook page for James Oglethorpe, see attached:   Download Facebook-assignment-2    Ac- Vocabulary Quiz Tues. Projects due Friday

 

3rd, 5th & 7th -

Tic Tac Toe projects due tues.

Vocabulary Quiz Tues for following words: Charter, James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove. indentured servant, Guale, Slave, Chief Tomochichi, Charter of 1732, The Ann, Mercantilism, debtor.

Mon- Primary source reading

Tues- Malcontents, vocab quiz

Wed-Thurs -Salzburgers, Highland Scots, From trustee to royal colony

Friday- Study Guide & begin review.

Test next Thurs & Fri. (Oct 27 & 28th)